Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone's face.

A talk is a voyage. It must be charted. The speaker who starts nowhere, usually gets there.

John Wanamaker, founder of the stores that bear his name, once confessed: "I learned thirty years ago that it is foolish to scold. I have enough trouble overcoming my own limitations without fretting over the fact that God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence.

When two partners always agree, one of them is not necessary." If there is some point you haven't thought about, be thankful if it is brought to your attention.

It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings.

Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

The words "Think and Thank" are inscribed in many of the Cromwellian churches of England. These words ought to be inscribed in our hearts, too: "Think and Thank". Think of all we have to be grateful for, and thank God for all our boons and bounties.